Christian Morals

Name: Christian Morals
Author: Sir Thomas Browne

Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) was an English physician who practised medicine in Norwich for most of his life. Alongside his medical work he wrote some of the most distinctive prose of the seventeenth century, ranging over religion, science, burial customs, and gardening. His best-known book, Religio Medici (1643), reflects on a doctor's faith; our library also holds his Christian Morals, published after his death.

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First published: 1716
Category: Holiness
Length: 28k words · about 2 hours
Chapters: 6

About this book

Sir Thomas Browne's reflections on Christian morality, published after his death in 1716. The Norfolk physician who wrote Religio Medici here offers counsel on conduct, speech, wealth, and contentment, in his characteristically rich and meditative prose. Less famous than his earlier works, it shows the same mind applying a settled faith to the ordinary business of life.